chēng

common
verb
noun

Meaning of

称 means to call; to refer to as; title; appellation. Pronounced chēng.

  • to call; to refer to as
  • title; appellation
  • to say; to express

Character Info

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Definitions & Examples

chēng
shì
míng
shēng
 

He claims to be a doctor.

jiā
dōu
chēng
wèi
zhì
duō
xīng
 

Everyone calls him the Wise Star.

Duì
yuán
men
qīn
qiè
de
chēng
wèi
lǎo
duì
zhǎng
 

The team members affectionately call him Old Captain.

men
jiǎn
chēng
zhè
ge
xiàng
wèi
dōng
ào
 
 
 

We can abbreviate this project as 'Winter Olympics'.

jiā
dōu
chēng
wèi
huó
léi
fēng
 

Everyone calls him a living Lei Feng.